On Tuesday, 17 April 2018 19:43:55 UTC+3, john firth wrote:
There is a report on serious corrosion in PIK 20 s due to
condensation during storage. The rod ends in particular are
susceptible.
One recommendation is that the trailer be sealed with silica gel inside
http://trafi.mailpv.net/a/s/95652244...0a2ef4/1825275
I am skeptical that a trailer can be sealed well enough to prevent
complete air changes due to pressure changes during say 6 mo of
storage.
Has anybody tried this?
John F
I believe in this case the glider was outside trough UK winter (mostly rain). This is not normal at all, especially for PIK which uses hardware that is quite high quality.